Good morning, Claude! Another award has been given to HeartSoft for Thinkoloy:
>> TULSA, OKLA. (April 21) BUSINESS WIRE -April 21, 1999--Heartsoft, Inc. (OTC BB: HTSF), publisher of educational software products for early-learning and elementary-aged children, is pleased to announce that its latest educational software series, Thinkology, has garnered an award in the highly respected Media & Methods 1999 Awards Portfolio.
"We are thrilled that our new flagship product, Thinkology, has been recognized by an industry leader such as Media & Methods," said Jimmy Butler, vice-president of development for Heartsoft. "We are honored, and consider this award yet another affirmation of Thinkology's tremendous value as a breakthrough product for early-learning students."
With the help of Thinkology's cartoon hosts Milo and Molly, students embark on exciting adventures through childhood while learning to use and develop essential critical thinking skills. The CD-ROM based series offers over 50 critical thinking skills activities and numerous stories with varying difficulty levels for PreK through the third grade. Thinkology supports nearly every aspect of PreK-3 curriculum including reading, math, language arts, and science.
The selection of Thinkology as a 1999 Media & Methods Awards Portfolio winner marks the products' third favorable review by a professional organization in the last few months. In November 1998, Susan Hixson of MultiMedia Schools awarded Thinkology a perfect Five Star score, her publication's highest rating. In February 1999, Heartsoft's flagship product was designated by the Purdue University Calumet School of Education as 'the kind of software we prefer to use and teach at Purdue-Calumet.'
The Media & Methods Awards Portfolio, which is awarded annually, recognizes, celebrates, and features outstanding instructional materials and services. It honors the commitment and creativity of publishers, producers, manufacturers and suppliers who are making a significant contribution to excellence in K-12 education nationwide.
In other news, Heartsoft announced recently that it had released new versions of its educational software titles compatible with Microsoft Windows 98(R) (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Apple iMac(R) (Nasdaq: AAPL). Heartsoft's support of Windows 98 and the iMac significantly expands the company's ability to support hardware manufacturers such as Apple Computer, Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq: DELL), Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE: CPQ), and Gateway, Inc. (NYSE: GTW) which represent the most widely used platforms in schools and by parents.
About Heartsoft
Heartsoft, Inc. publishes and distributes a line of multimedia educational software products for schools and homes nationwide. Headquartered in Tulsa, Heartsoft is acknowledged among educators as the price vs. performance leader, delivering such product classics as the Heartsoft Bestsellers and its latest release, Thinkology, with unsurpassed customer satisfaction and loyalty. Heartsoft's Web pages may be viewed at heartsoft.com and thinkology.com.
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CONTACT: Heartsoft, Inc., Tulsa
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